Abbey Curran, at 20, won Miss Iowa USA 2008, becoming the first contestant with a disability to compete in Miss USA. At the event in Las Vegas, she faced 50 others but did not place. She later crowned Chelsea Lynn Gauger as her successor for Miss Iowa USA 2009.
Dani Reeves crowns Miss Iowa USA 2008 Abbey Curran in Ottumwa
Dani Reeves from Hamburg, Iowa, was crowned Miss Iowa USA 2007 at 21. She represented Iowa in the Miss USA 2007 pageant but did not place. Later, she crowned Abbey Curran as her successor for Miss Iowa USA 2008, where 24 candidates participated in the event held in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Sarah Corpstein crowns Miss Iowa USA 2007 Dani Reeves in Ottumwa
Sarah Corpstein from Anamosa, Iowa, was crowned Miss Iowa USA 2006 on September 18, 2005, but did not place at Miss USA 2006. She later crowned Dani Reeves as Miss Iowa USA 2007, who competed in the following year's pageant. The 2007 event was held on October 8, 2006.
Brooke Hansen crowns Miss Iowa USA 2005 Joy Robinson
Brooke Hansen won Miss Iowa USA 2004 at age 22 on November 27, 2003, competing against 45 candidates. She represented Iowa at Miss USA 2004 but did not place. A year later, she crowned Joy Robinson as her successor, who competed in Miss USA 2005.
Joy Robinson crowns Miss Iowa USA 2006 Sarah Corpstein in Ottumwa
Joy Robinson, from Altoona, Iowa, was a runner-up in Miss Iowa USA contests before winning the title in 2004. She represented Iowa in Miss USA 2005 but did not place. Robinson crowned Sarah Corpstein as her successor, who became Miss Iowa USA 2005 and will compete in Miss USA 2006.
